Tuk Tuk Tour in Kochi: Journey through Traditional & Cultural Experiences of the City
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Kochi
Embark on a Tuk Tuk tour in Kochi and immerse yourself in the traditional and cultural experiences of the city. Explore the Dhobhi Khana laundry place, visit a Papadam factory, discover various temples, explore the Jewish street, and more!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mattancherry - Explore the local streets of kochi with a ride in local rickshaw
  • Cochin Spice Market - Womens co-operative spice markets, ware houses etc
  • Chinese Fishing Nets - Explore the Chinese fishing nets, watch how the Fisher man operates the nets.
  • Church of Saint Francis - First European church in India.
    also called vasco da Gama church where he was buried
  • Bastion Bunglow - A museum under the archeology
  • Dutch Cemetery - Cemetery build 1724 during the Dutch period
  • Fort Kochi Beach - Fort kochi beach
  • Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica - Basilica church in kochi
  • Dhoby Khana Public Laundry - Laundry place, local washing places to watch how people wash clothes by hand, drying, ironing etc
  • IRS Natural Incense and Perfume Oils - Inscents making and essential oil making
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided for refreshment
  • Exclusive private tour experience
  • Convenient pickup and drop-off from designated locations
  • Expert guidance from a knowledgeable local driver
  • TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore the rich cultural heritage of ancient Kochi. Your journey is guided by a native driver/local expert who will take you to Dhobhi Khana, a place where traditional clothes washing techniques are still in practice.

You’ll also get to tour the ‘Padapadam’ factory located on a local street. Here, Papadam, a crispy, disc-shaped delicacy made from black gram flour, is produced. This is a common side dish in Indian meals. The exploration continues through various local streets, where you’ll get to witness a diversity of temples like the Balaji Temple, Jain Temple, Salt Temple, and more. These temples reflect the multicultural fabric of Kochi.

Next, the tour progresses towards the Jewish street, inhabited by the Jewish community, and to various locations like the Incense factory and Essential oil Making Units. A visit to the traditional Bazar market allows you to see the Ginger Warehouse, where ginger and other spices are processed and packaged. Other stops include the Women’s Co-operative spice market and a candle-making factory. Please note that there are no monumental visits included in this tour.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Fort Kochi
Tour starts from kashi art cafe, fort kochi. Your local guide / driver will meet you in front of kashi art cafe, fort kochi
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sandyanntx1
Jun 3, 2023
Great tour of Fort Kochi - Highly recommend this tour company if you want to see the real Kochi area. Our guide, Shaji, was extremely knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. Shaji was the key factor in making it such a great experience. All the stops were great. It was nice to hear the history of all the stops. Our guide even made sure we could stop and do some shopping and enjoy local snacks along the way. Being in a tuk tuk made the tour feel that much more authentic. Would recommend stopping for local snacks and buying spices. Take lots of pictures. Highly recommend!!
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Wanderer50776982714
Feb 22, 2023
Absolutely fantastic and great tour! - Asad took us around Fort Kochin, on our first full day in Kerala, in his perfectly air conditioned Ferrari! Asad was a superb tour guide and driver. He showed us all the main sights and looked after us so well, giving us plenty of time to see things in the area. Asad, was knowledgeable and he also looked after us for the rest of our trip in Fort Kochin over the 3 days - giving us the best return rides to and from our favourite places - and some restaurants we wanted to try. He knows the area very very well. He is a very nice man, friendly and welcoming - we are in gratitude to him. Thank you.
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Hemlockvilla
Jan 26, 2023
Must do Tuk Tuk tour - Biju was a font of historical and cultural anecdotes and facts. He should us dying arts like papad and candle making, off the beaten path venues with cheerfulness and passion! Ride with him. He’s a sweet native who is proud of his heritage.
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Debs_fry
Apr 13, 2019
Biju is best :) - My husband, myself and another couple pre booked this trip through Viator, due to delayed luggage (thanks Air India) we needed to postpone our tuk tuk tour, not a problem for Biju, they were very understanding, no extra charges for changing the booking. They picked us up from our hotel 5 minutes before scheduled time - tick, we quickly found out we were very lucky to have Mr Biju himself as our guide, he was incredibly knowledgeable, courteous and helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip, Mr Biju took photos, gave us loads of information. I'd have no hesitation in recommending the tour, if you're lucky enough to get the Boss then you'll be very lucky. Thank you.
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Moransha
Feb 22, 2019
Best experience in Kochi! Thanks Biju! - I had a wonderful time in Kuchi thanks to tour-guide Biju, who drove us in beautiful Kochi sites and told us many interesting stories and historical details about the city, with great knowledge and kindness. And he is also a great photographer ;-) I had only one day in Kuchi and thanks to Biju it was well spent. Highly recommended!
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Lucaghigliotti1
Jan 20, 2019
Flexible and considerate guide - I was the only person doing the tour that day. Furthermore, it was raining very hard that day. Nonetheless, the guide was kind to still do the tour. He decided to use his tuktuk to take me around, which was nice. He also helped me with various things I requested.
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Simon
Oct 11, 2018
A great local experience - We had a great time with Biju and I would recommend his tour. We travelled to Fort Kochi by ferry and Biju met us at the dock, he then explained the Chinese fishing nets before taking us on a tour around the fort area. We were travelling as a family, two children (11 yrs and 6yrs) and they both really enjoyed it, especially the rickshaw driving and the stop for Lime Soda. The tour covered not only the main historical buildings, but also took us to a number of local areas that you probably wouldn't find without a guide. Biju spoke really good English and was full of information on Fort Kochi (Having lived there all his life). If you are in Fort Kochi, check out Biju's tours.
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